A Euclid man faces 11 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing a hit-skip rollover crash in Mentor that sent two women to the hospital in October.

Anthony Longo pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges for his role in the crash, which occurred Oct. 11 on Route 2 in Mentor.

Appearing before Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge Joe Gibson, Longo pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony counts of aggravated vehicular assault; a fifth-degree felony count of leaving the scene of a crash; and one first-degree misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle under the influence.

The two third-degree felony counts were reduced from second-degree felony counts of the same charge. Charges dropped included one count of leaving the scene of a crash; two counts of vehicular assault; and a count of driving under suspension.

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On Oct. 11, Longo had been traveling westbound on Route 2, west of Heisley Road, when he struck the car in front of him about 11:30 p.m., according to Mentor police.

The car he hit -- which had a 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman inside -- struck the median and rolled over.

The women got out of the vehicle before a semi-truck hit the overturned car. They were taken to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights with serious injuries, police said.

Longo fled the scene of the crash on foot but was located soon afterward, according to reports.